Series Description

box 1-6

Biographical File, 1965-1992.

Scope and Content Note

Appeal for permission to emigrate; articles about Andrei Siniavskii in the foreign periodical press; autobiographical note;
honors awarded to him after emigration; invitations; letters; obituaries; and material related to the trial of Andrei Siniavskii
and Iulii Daniel, consisting of copies of official records of the investigation and trial. Arranged alphabetically by physical
form

box 6-12

Correspondence, 1959-1998.

Scope and Content Note

Personal correspondence of Andrei Siniavskii. Arranged alphabetically by name of correspondent

box 12-34

University Lectures, n.d.

Scope and Content Note

Preparatory material and texts of lectures delivered at the Sorbonne, Paris. Arranged alphabetically by subject

box 34-58

Speeches and Writings, 1940's-1998.

Scope and Content Note

Creative writing produced under the pseudonym of Abram Terts, including holograph drafts, printed translations and reviews;
dissertation reviews; interviews published in the periodical press; juvenilia, including childhood art work and writing; literary
criticism and scholarly articles re Andrei Siniavskii and his work; prison writings, including letters to his wife, Mariia
Rozanova; public lectures and participation at public literary events and conferences, including printed matter and posters;
radio program transcripts of readings for the BBC and Radio Liberty; scholarly work related to culture and politics, including
articles, lectures, and speeches. Arranged alphabetically by type of work

box 59-61

Donat Siniavskii File, 1914-1960.

Scope and Content Note

Biographical material related to Andrei Siniavskii's father, including personal documents and material related to his arrest;
correspondence with Andrei Siniavskii and other family members; printed matter related to his work in village education and
theater; writings, consisting of holographs, typescripts, and printed copies of newspaper articles, plays, poetry, and prose.
Arranged alphabetically by physical form

box 61-62

Evdokiia Torkhova-Siniavskaia File, 1855-1955.

Scope and Content Note

Biographical material related to Andrei Siniavskii's mother, including personal and family documents; correspondence, including
with Andrei Siniavskii; diaries describing Andrei Siniavskii's life as a child, including childhood drawings and writings
of Andrei Siniavskii. Arranged alphabetically by physical form

box 62

Mariia Rozanova File, 1966-1999.

Scope and Content Note

Correspondence, interview, memorabilia, and writings, arranged alphabetically by physical form

box 63-100

Sintaksis File, 1968-1995.

Scope and Content Note

Material related to the journal
Sintaksis, published and edited by Andrei Siniavskii and his wife, Mariia Rozanova. Includes correspondence with authors and manuscripts
submitted for publication. Arranged alphabetically by physical form and therein by name of author

Books and journals, leaflets and ephemera, and newspaper issues and clippings, arranged
alphabetically by physical form

box 120-121

Pnotographs, 1890's-1993.

Scope and Content Note

Prints depicting Andrei Siniavskii, his family, and associates; photographs of his trips to the Russian north; photographs
related to his life in emigration, including honors received. Includes prints sent to Siniavskii or
Sintaksis along with articles submitted for publication. Arranged alphabetically by subject or name of collector

box 122-130

Audio-Visual File, 1970's-1993.

Scope and Content Note

Phonotape recordings of lectures, speeches, round-table discussions, interviews and radio broadcasts, mostly related to the
political and cultural activities of the third emigration; and videotapes of a television interview with Mariia Rozanova and
of the celebration of the tenth anniversary of Andrei Siniavskii's emigration. Arranged alphabetically by physical form and
therein by name of speaker